Tag "Dr. Kern Wildenthal"
Dallas Opera’s Successful Endowment Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TWO-YEAR, $20 MILLION ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN ~~~~ TDO’S “CULTURAL RENAISSANCE ENDOWMENT FUND” LAUNCHED TWO YEARS AGO WITH $10 MILLION CHALLENGE GRANT FROM ANONYMOUS DONOR ~~~~ KEY SEVEN-FIGURE GIFTS FROM THE HAMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MRS. EUGENE MCDERMOTT, AND MARGOT [...]
The Dallas Opera’s 21st Century Wall of Honor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE REMARKABLE GENEROSITY OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS ON THE DALLAS OPERA’S 21st CENTURY WALL OF HONOR ~~~~ HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE MADE MULTI-MILLON DOLLAR COMMITMENTS TO TDO IN THE 21ST CENTURY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ARTISTIC [...]
Things Go Better With Kern
Doctor Kern, that is! Kern and Marnie Wildenthal were honored Friday with a tasty tribute and well-deserved award at the “Spirit of Generations 2010″ luncheon sponsored by The Senior Source. The Chairman of the Dallas Opera and his lifelong partner in philanthropy were honored by a stellar crowd that included Margaret Crow, Ross Perot and (via video) world-renowned bass [...]
They’ve got Spirit!
Fresh from Robert Miller’s “Dallas Morning News” column: Dallas Opera President Dr. Kern Wildenthal and his wife Marnie (past president and current co-chair of the TACA Board of Governors) will be honored November 5th by The Senior Source as recipients of the 2010 Spirit of Generations Award. This award honors individuals and groups who have [...]
Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Applauded
It’s one of the most anticipated events for Dallas area opera supporters, the annual Founders’ Award Luncheon (honoring the memory of Juanita and Henry S. Miller, Jr.) which will be held tomorrow in the Main Ballroom of the Rosewood Crescent Hotel. The Women’s Board of the Dallas Opera and event chairs Jolie Humphrey and Sarah [...]
What a Week for Kern Wildenthal!
Dallas Opera President, Dr. Kern Wildenthal, has been honored – along with his brother Hobson – with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Sul Ross State University in Alpine. Both are scheduled to receive the prestigious award during homecoming ceremonies on November 7th. On the heels of that welcome news, we read in Robert Miller’s column in “The Dallas [...]
One Chapter Ends, Another Begins
George Steel The opening of the 2008-09 Season of The Dallas Opera represents a combination of exciting beginnings mixed with poignant endings. We are especially thrilled to welcome our new General Director, George Steel. George is a true “man for all seasons”: impresario, conductor, composer and businessman. His impressive management, academic and artistic credentials are [...]
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Climb Every Opera
The word that the Dallas Opera has commissioned British composer Joby Talbot and American librettist Gene Scheer to tackle the world’s highest peak, metaphorically speaking, is eliciting a variety of reactions. “The Dallas Observer” writes that the still-to-be-created opera EVEREST, slated for production in February of 2015, is our “most adventurous commission to...Rollin’ Down the River
New at “Theater Jones”: the latest edition of Keith Cerny’s “Off the Cuff.” The Dallas Opera General Director and CEO takes this opportunity to explore why the placement of pieces in musical time matters. Read it right here. (Photo of Ganges River delta courtesy of loc.gov) Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media and PRTHE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 7, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 “MARIA CALLAS DEBUT ARTIST OF THE...Opera News
